Warring city states

Authorities in the famous resort cities of Nha Trang and Quy Nhon in south-central Vietnam have announced their plans to relocate several hotels from local beaches, but residents are still in doubt as they have heard similar schemes before. On Thursday last week, Evason Ana Mandara Resort in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province was closed so that it could be moved to another location. Like many other residents, Nguyen Van Tho remains skeptical after hearing this news, stating that the resort was still there after three terms of provincial chairmanship. “Every time the authorities issued an ultimatum, they ended up allowing the resort developer to renew the contract so that the venue could remain on the valuable land plot for some extra years,” Tho elaborated. Built in 1997, Evason Ana Mandara Resort, originally Ana Mandara, covers an area of 28,000 square meters on the coast located east of Tran Phu Street. In 2011, the Khanh Hoa administration required the resort to terminate … [Read more...] about Vietnamese authorities determined to relocate seaside hotels in famous beach cities

Nghi Son 1 power plant in Thanh Hoa (Source: baothanhhoa.vn) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The central province of Thanh Hoa collected about 26.33 trillion VND (1.12 billion USD) to the State budget in the first six months of this year, completing 94% of its plan for the period. According to the provincial Department of Finance, domestic collection was estimated at 16.67 trillion VND, fulfilling 97% of the target for the whole year. Of the total, collection from land use fee was over 7.77 trillion VND. Meanwhile, collection from foreign-invested firms exceeded 3.25 trillion VND, and income from the non-State-owned sector topped 1.44 trillion VND. At the same time, income from import and export activities in the first six months of this year hit over 9.65 trillion VND, equivalent to 88% of the plan. Localities across the province also contributed over 10 trillion VND to Thanh Hoa’s State budget collection in the January-June period. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa shows strong performance in State budget collection

Hanoi’s police have taken a man into custody as they are investigating his allegations of “making, storing, distributing or disseminating information, documents and items against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 17 of the 2015 Penal Code (revised in 2017). Nguyen Lan Thang (Photo: VNA) The municipal Department of Public Security said on July 5 that the police have arrested 47-year-old Nguyen Lan Thang who lives in the city’s Dong Da district. The decision to detain Thang was approved by the Hanoi People’s Procuracy. Further investigation into the case is underway./. … [Read more...] about Hanoi police detain man for anti-State propaganda

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister, chaired the opening ceremony. The competition aims to evaluate capacity and professionalism of commanders and political commissars of the military commands of the centrally-run cities and provinces in performing military and defense tasks, thus improve the quality of military personnel to meet the task requirements in the following years. The competition includes two major categories: general theory and practice. The general theory category consists of four contents, namely military-defense affairs, Party and political affairs, logistical and technical affairs. This category is to assess the capability of commanders and political commissars in studying and applying the document system at all levels to implement their military and defense tasks. The practice category consists of three contents, namely determination and resolutions building, K54 shooting lessons 1 and 1b, and unarmed … [Read more...] about Competition for COs and political commissars of centrally-run cities and provinces launched

Vietnam has opportunity for exports of agricultural products In the middle of May, India, the world's second biggest producer of cereal, announced a ban on wheat exports as a part of measures to control rising domestic prices amid concerns of output being hit by a scorching heatwave. The price of wheat has jumped in the international markets resulting in an acceleration of cereal prices because in March, the government of Ukraine, one of the world's top grain exporters, banned the export of wheat, oats, and many staples which are important to the global food supply Also in March, Russia's Prime Minister on March 14 signed a decree banning the export of white and raw sugar until Aug 31, and banning wheat, rye, barley, and maize exports to neighboring Eurasian Economic Union states. Another thing that has also attracted the attention of many countries is Indonesia's decision to ban all exports of crude palm oil and cooking oil at the end of April. Although this ban lasted only … [Read more...] about Vietnam has opportunity for exports of agricultural products

“Black canal” revitalised with unique boat tour offering Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal is a canal with a long history, with each bend and bridge having historical ties to many fierce battles against France and United States in the distant past. The canal is now known better for its pollution – but that is again changing after 10 years of renovation. Visitors can now join a unique tour from Saigon Boat Co., Ltd. The boat moves slowly as the visitors take in the views and listen to the guide’s introduction to the history of the nine bridges spanning the canal. Each of the bridges has a story to tell that involves important milestones in the history of the city. In a rare relaxing atmosphere, guests are served juice or wine while they feel the light breeze, listen to the melody of the violin and enjoy special magic shows. In the evening, visitors are able to capture the moment when the sun slowly sets behind the tall buildings, and then delight as the moon slowly rises amid the … [Read more...] about “Black canal” revitalised with unique boat tour offering

A programme to link banks and businesses helps add another channel for businesses to access preferential credit. — Photo nld.com.vn Four commercial banks signed agreements to provide loans worth a total of VND4.66 trillion (US$200 million) to 20 companies operating in HCM City-based industrial parks and export processing zones at a meeting connecting banks and businesses held here last week. The agreement is designed to help companies access credit in a timely manner in the context of increasing capital demand. Hua Quoc Hung, head of the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza), said demand for funds among businesses was very high in this recovery period after the COVID-19 pandemic. "Companies have high demand for preferential credit to restore and expand production, but access to these sources of capital is still limited,” he said. According to the State Bank of Vietnam’s HCM City branch, this year, 13 banks in the city have registered to … [Read more...] about ​​​​​​​Banks provide preferential loans to enterprises

Four commercial banks signed agreements to provide loans worth a total of 4.66 trillion VND (200 million USD) to 20 companies operating in Ho Chi Minh City-based industrial parks and export processing zones at a meeting connecting banks and businesses held last week. Illustrative photo The agreement is designed to help companies access credit in a timely manner in the context of increasing capital demand. Hua Quoc Hung, head of the HCM City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza), said demand for funds among businesses was very high in this recovery period after the COVID-19 pandemic. "Companies have high demand for preferential credit to restore and expand production, but access to these sources of capital is still limited,” he said. According to the State Bank of Vietnam’s HCM City Branch, this year, 13 banks in the city have registered to participate in the loan programme and plan to provide credit of 424 trillion VND (18.2 billion … [Read more...] about Banks provide preferential loans to enterprises

A signing ceremony for the agreement to organize Miss Grand International 2023 took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday afternoon, officially confirming Vietnam as the contest's host country. This is the second time Vietnam has been chosen to organize Miss Grand International. Previously, the country held the event in 2017, which took place in a variety of locations, including Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Binh Province, and Phu Quoc Island. According to Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Grand International, he was pleased to return to Vietnam and certain that the nation would successfully hold the Miss Grand International 2023 competition. Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, Miss Grand International 2021, poses at a signing ceremony for the agreement to organize Miss Grand International 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 5, 2022. Photo: Hoai Phuong / Tuoi Tre Nawat said he wanted to promote Vietnam's economic, tourism, and culinary prosperity to the world. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam to host Miss Grand International 2023

Advantages not fully tapped Although industrial sectors are Hai Phong's strengths, supporting industries have not developed commensurately. For example, the shipbuilding industry has almost no accompanying supporting industry, such as enterprises assembling ship diesel engines, producing boilers and ship hatch covers, painting, welding rods, welding wires, fireproofing doors, making anchor chains and marine instruments. Hai Phong prioritizes the development of mechanical industries in its long-term strategy In 2021, Hai Phong's shipbuilding industry continued to face many difficulties with slowing growth and its industrial production index falling to 23.21 percent. Despite many preferential state policies, the auto manufacturing and assembly industries have also attracted very few enterprises manufacturing parts for the supply chain. The automobile manufacturing industry in Hai Phong still maintains an average growth rate for traditional products, such as trucks … [Read more...] about Hai Phong prioritizes development of auto, shipbuilding industries